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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
27
63
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
10
36
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
15
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scottish Highlands
15 Genera with 14 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1978Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia granulata Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga australior Rehn & Hebard, 1911Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Melanoplus reyesensis Rentz, 1978
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


Links, sources and further information
Acrididae at artfakta.se
Acrididae at dyntaxa.se
Acrididae at gbif.org
Acrididae at itis.gov